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After acquiring a small brown box during a daring heist this morning, we finally have the new Apple TV in our destructive mitts! Will this be the device that changes the direction of Apple as we know it? Tune in as we take apart the 2nd generation Apple TV.

We awarded the 2nd generation Apple TV a coveted Repairability Score of 8 / 10 due to its ease of disassembly, minuscule power consumption, and highly recyclable construction.

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The 2nd Generation Apple TV has a rated 0.3 amp current draw. That's only 20% of the amperage drawn by its square unibody cousin, the Mac Mini. Once we get inside, the internal power supply should tell us its real draw.

Apple has branded the model number as A1378.

Check out all those scratches near the power socket! They were the result of wiping off dust with a microfiber cleaning cloth, so it's no surprise that the Apple TV is shipped with a strip of black tape stuck around its perimeter. Presumably, Apple used low density plastic for the case to aid in the transmission of infrared, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth signals at the expense of scratch resistance.

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The key marking of interest on the A4 processor package is K4X2G643GE. This is identical to the marking found on the iPad and 4th Generation iPod Touch, but different from the iPhone 4 processor.

The Apple TV has 256 MB RAM, the same as the iPad and 4th Gen iPod Touch. We weren't expecting Apple to bump up the RAM, but it's a bit of a relief for app developers that the amount hasn't been reduced.

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Separate power supply board that can be replaced independently of the logic board.

Simple design - there's 6 pieces!

Relatively common fasteners (Phillips and T6 Torx) found throughout.

Thermal pads rather than thermal paste means no messy cleanup.

Lots of expensive electronics housed on one singular board means that if one fries, the board is toast unless you can attempt or know how to do component level repair.

The ease of repairing this device, integrated high-efficiency power supply, low 6-watt power consumption, and efficient stand-by mode lead us to believe this may be the most eco-friendly set-top box of all time!

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Is there anyway to either 1. use this hardware for another box like android box, 2. can a different OS operating system be installed on the apple tv 2?

Can someone install linux OS? openelec? librelec? ubuntu? wetek WEos? I have a box like this want to figure out what I can do to make use of it. Can the RAM be changed? Most android boxes today for Kodi / XBMC, usually only have 1gb or 2gb of flash, so that’s a lot for this box, why would it have 8GB flash memory and only 256MB RAM? Is there anything I can do with this box? It’s old now, still works but just slow because of the RAM.